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Posted by jonfrankel on Dec 22, 2015 in Poetry | 0 comments

DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend, The Jack of Diamonds And the Jack of Hearts Are gone from the deck And the King and Queen Are down. Never here, ever there And again and again Dear...

Posted by jonfrankel on Dec 11, 2015 in Poetry | 2 comments

BLIND GARDENS

BLIND GARDENS Through blind gardens Beyond pale portals Of stone buildings lit From within by morning sun When the waters of Acheron rose And the old Potter gathered...

Posted by jonfrankel on Nov 18, 2015 in Poetry | 1 comment

AN OLD WOMAN’S DREAM

An Old Womanâ€™s Dream She awoke to the noise of glass Breaking in the dark below And watched the shades amass On the ceiling and the window Panes glow with a light...

Posted by jonfrankel on Sep 23, 2015 in Poetry | 3 comments

DISHABILLE

DISHABILLE All to night, to bed are growing A frenzied and forgetful flowing The apple dappled wood goes down Where the summer sun once built a town Of busy flowers but...

Posted by jonfrankel on Sep 17, 2015 in Poetry | 1 comment

TRACK 28

Track 28 now I am thick with memory something in these wet windows and fog smothered roofs in the glistening slate and brick I hear the mumble of commuters and smell...

Posted by jonfrankel on Jul 10, 2015 in Poetry | 0 comments

MY ROOM

MY ROOM In my room the walls are white And books are stacked hip high; A picture of my mom beneath the light Where Fatherâ€™s Day presents lie In a jumble, clay masks...

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